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fix the logic, wording
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vladak committed Oct 29, 2023
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bigger privileges than the user who executes them. One example is the
\texttt{passwd} program that needs to update files \texttt{/etc/passwd} and
\texttt{/etc/shadow}, where the ordinary (i.e. non root) user process cannot
modify the first and cannot write into the the second. Another example is the
modify the former and cannot read the latter. Another example is the
\texttt{su} program, which has to have the right to arbitrarily change user and
group identity, which is a privilege of programs running with UID~0.
\item Programs using the SUID and SGID bits should be carefully programmed
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